And have just one bike???? HAHAHAHAHAHA On Aug 25, 3:47 pm, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > In my opinion, an Atlantis will handle both types of riding no problem. > Rather > than two bikes, just buy a second set of wheels for the Atlantis and mount > knobbies on them. Then you can switch out as needed. > > RS > > ________________________________ > From: RJM <rjme...@gmail.com> > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wed, August 25, 2010 11:14:57 AM > Subject: [RBW] Hunqapillar or Bombadil for the trails? > > I am looking to get my first of two Rivendells and having a problem > deciding which is the best to go with. I have decided that I > absolutely need an Atlantis set up as an all-around tourer. I am > confused on the next bike though which will be the first one ordered > as I don't have a tour planned in the near future. I want a trail- > bike that I can take on some of the singletrack nearby but also want > it to have a small front and rear rack to be able to carry some bags. > > The trails aren't too technical and a non-suspended bike with 2" tires > should be awesome on them, the racks would be to hold stuff to go on > overnight lightweight camping trips. I am looking at either a > Bombadil or a Hunqapillar and am stuck deciding which one. I have a > PBH of 77 and weigh 220, so a stouter bike is probably the way to go. > If I am figuring this right, I would require the smallest size with > the whatever frameset I go with. I'm just not sure which one to go > with, or if they are even that much different. > > I guess it comes down to what size wheelset, 650 or 26". What are > your opinions on it? Do you think the Hunqapillar would make a better > bike for singletracking/camping because of the 26" wheels or would the > larger size be better? I like the looks of the paint scheme on the > Hunquapillar and the headbadge is killer, but a solid colored > powdercoated Bombadil would be a durable bike for many years. I think > a white one would be cool looking. > > Any thoughts, comments or anything? Thanks. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW > Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
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